David Ripley
CountryEngland
FullnameDavid Ripley
Birth date13 September 1966 (age 60)
Birth placeLeeds, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Club 1Northamptonshire
Year 11984–2001
Type 1FC
Debutdate 126 May
Debutyear 11984
Debutfor 1Northants
Debutagainst 1Leicestershire
Lastdate 112 September
Lastyear 12001
Lastfor 1Northants
Lastagainst 1Somerset
Type 2LA
Debutdate 227 May
Debutyear 21984
Debutfor 2Northants
Debutagainst 2Middlesex
Lastdate 22 September
Lastyear 22001
Lastfor 2Northants
Lastagainst 2Nottinghamshire
Columns2
Column 1FC
Matches 1307
Runs 18,693
Bat avg 128.40
100s/50s 19/34
Top score 1209
Deliveries 160
Wickets 12
Bowl avg 151.50
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 12/89
Catches/stumpings 1678/85
Column 2LA
Matches 2281
Runs 21,885
Bat avg 218.48
100s/50s 20/1
Top score 252*
Deliveries 2–
Wickets 2–
Bowl avg 2–
Fivefor 2–
Tenfor 2n/a
Best bowling 2–
Catches/stumpings 2227/36
Date23 September
Year2021
Sourcehttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4609/4609.html CricketArchive

David Ripley (born 13 September 1966, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an England cricket coach and former cricketer who played for Northamptonshire in county cricket from 1984-2001.

He took 678 catches and 85 stumpings. In his 307 first-class games he scored 8693 runs at 28.40 with nine centuries.

He attended Royds comprehensive school where he also excelled in football. He played youth cricket for Carlton Cricket Club, and for Leeds Loe Lumb and Yorkshire Colts at representative level, winning his Yorkshire cap at age 14.

Ripley was appointed vice-captain of Northamptonshire in 1999 and became captain in his final season, replacing Matthew Hayden. In 1998 he put on 401 for the fifth wicket with Mal Loye against Glamorgan. To date they are the only Northamptonshire pair to ever put on 400 runs.

His most prolific year with the gloves came in 1988 with 81 dismissals. In the same year he took six dismissals in an innings against Sussex.

Ripley served as the first team coach at Northamptonshire between 2012 and 2021 (replacing the late David Capel).

In 2013, Ripley led Northants to promotion from County Championship Division 2 and the Friends Life T20. In 2016, Ripley led the County to a second NatWest T20 Blast success.

He stood down in September 2021 and has been replaced by his former assistant John Sadler.

In December 2021, Ripley was appointed interim coach of Cricket Ireland on a 3 month contract